The waste crisis affects everyone, but it will shape young people’s futures most of all. Our Global Waste Management Outlook for Youth brings young people into the conversation and shows how everyone can play a role in turning waste into a resource. www.unep.org/resources/re...

Without an understanding of immune tolerance, organ transplantation will not be possible. Also, their discoveries opened avenues for cancer and auto immune disease therapies. Congratulations to these year's awardees of the nobel prize in physiology or medicine. bit.ly/4mC0Gc5

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

First human transplant of kidney modified to have ‘universal’ blood type: Recipient diagnosed with brain death received a type-O organ, which is compatible with all blood types. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Post-#OrganTransplant viral infections, such as CMV, are a major risk to transplant success. But why do some infections seem to hurt more than others? Researchers found that infections that lasted 60+ days were associated with worse survival outcomes, and created a profile for high-risk patients.

New 📰| Building a learning health system environment in British Columbia 👩⚕️https://buff.ly/jrQ0AJN Part of the Advancing Patient-oriented Research: Experiences of the BC SUPPORT Unit collection. 📷 facets-2025-0084 Fig. 1. Source: Reid et al. (2024).

Saanich, BC-based Elwyn Thom Upcycled sofas feel even more comfortable when you buy at deeply discounted prices knowing you helped divert more than 100,000 pounds of waste from landfills. @climatedesk.org @coveringclimatenow.org www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/29/o...

📢 EMA’s first reflection paper on Patient Experience Data is out! Provide feedback and help shape how patient voices are used in medicine regulation. 🗓️ Deadline: 31 Jan 2026 🔗https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/path-better-include-patients-perspectives-regulation-medicines #MedSky

An American lawyer's personal experience with racism while representing clients at court. Worth a listen.

ICYMI: CCA is hiring! www.cca-reports.ca/communicatio...

🌪️ Le service météorologique du Canada à la croisée des chemins 📲 Lectures portant sur : la souveraineté des données du Canada, les services de police autochtones, les taux d’oxygène et la vie marine, l’équité dans l’enseignement supérieur, et bien plus encore. 🔗 go.cca-reports.ca/424aAMs

Rare artifacts dating back potentially thousands of years have been found in a Fraser Valley thrift store and donated to Simon Fraser University for study. @sfuarchaeology.bsky.social @sfu.ca

Come work with me! We’re looking for a bilingual communication specialist to join our team www.cca-reports.ca/communicatio...

This package from @sciam.bsky.social illustrates why vaccines against RSV are important for older adults, pregnant women and anyone who is immunocompromised, like heart transplant recipient Steven Weitzen. “There's no vaccine I haven’t received,” he says. www.scientificamerican.com/report/innov...

Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog post? 'Recognising the expertise of people with #disability' by Shane Clifton evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/09/17/r... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @drcliffo.bsky.social

As RFKJ‘s ACIP meets again today, know that Covid vaccines protect children from severe disease and death. Without vaccines, kids face devastating risks. For example, “between August 2021 and July 2022, Covid-19 killed 821 children ages 0–19, making it the leading cause of death in this age group.”

Webinar | Moving the needle forward: Key findings and insights on Phase One of the HPV Vaccine Task Force in Ontario | Monday 29 September 2025, 2.30-3.30pm (Eastern Time) | presented by CPHA & Immunize Canada | Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/reg...

“We may soon face a patchwork of immunization governance across the country, where children’s protection against vaccine-preventable diseases will depend on where they live. The immediate consequence would be a fragmentation of our immunization social order.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

In children 6-months after heart transplant, everolimus with low-dose tacrolimus was as effective as standard therapy in preventing major complications and showed potential benefits for kidney function and reduced cytomegalovirus infection. ja.ma/4gyS1WK

Patient Perspectives: Telling our stories is critical to improving care healthydebate.ca/2025/09/topi...

Innovation is driving incredible new solutions to some of the biggest risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth in poorer countries www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...

Our newest report, the Future of Hydrological and Meteorological Services in Canada, highlights the essential functions of Canada’s weather service and how they could be adapted to meet the changing needs of people in Canada. go.cca-reports.ca/4br3SDz #meteorology #hydrology #weather #CdnSci

Weather, water, and climate monitoring and forecasting are some of the most consequential government services in Canada, supporting informed decision-making across sectors, communities, and industry. #meteorology #hydrology #weather #CdnSci

❓What are the essential functions of Canada’s public weather service, and how are these changing in the context of climate change, AI, a shifting information landscape, and other trends? 📣Learn more on Sept 11 when we release our report. go.cca-reports.ca/4br3SDz #meteorology #hydrology #weather

How do we build trust in science when it feels hardest to earn? Join RCIScience & the Gairdner Foundation for "Trust Issues: Science, Skepticism & Showing Up" - a conversation through a uniquely Canadian lens. 📅 Oct 9 | ⏰ 7–8:30 PM | 📍SEARS Atrium 🔗Register: bit.ly/4mRSJAA

Kenisha Arora was just eight years old when she had to translate lab results and doctor’s orders for her Hindi-speaking parents. She’s now starting TMU med school, hoping to practise in the region where she grew up.

An update on exciting advances #T1D #stemcells #islets #diabetes www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚨Coming soon! Our report on the future of hydrological and meteorological services highlights the essential functions of Canada’s #weather service and how they’re evolving in response to major trends, inc. AI, climate change, and an evolving information landscape. 🌀 go.cca-reports.ca/4br3SDz

📣Ne manquez pas le prochain rapport du comité d’experts sur l’avenir des services hydrologiques et météorologiques au Canada. go.cca-reports.ca/4i5S0JK 📬Abonnez-vous à notre liste de diffusion pour être averti de sa parution bit.ly/cca-advance

📣Don’t miss our upcoming report from the Expert Panel on the Future of Hydrological and Meteorological Services in Canada. go.cca-reports.ca/4br3SDz 📬Sign up for our mailing list and be notified of release bit.ly/cca-advance

Happy back-to-school, teachers! 🍎 We’re proud to share hundreds of free teaching resources and classroom tools to make digital media literacy education easy and accessible – all tied to your curriculum: mediasmarts.ca/teacher-reso... #EduSky

A constipation drug, lubiprostone, has been shown to slow the decline of kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease, suggesting a new therapeutic approach for CKD management. doi.org/g9ztqk

Worried about climate change and the impact of disinformation of policies and strategies to combat it? Then you can't miss Max Bell School of Public Policy presents Climate at a Crossroads. Join us on October 9, in Ottawa or online. climateatacrossroads.eventbri...

Join us for our next IMPaCT webinar: Lessons Learned from the Innovative Pediatric Clinical Trials (iPCT) Network 🗓️ September 10, 2025 | 🕛 12:00–1:00 PM ET | 💻 Held via Zoom Register here: www.impactrials.ca/events/septe...

🌟 We’re excited to share that #SSHRC is now on Bluesky! Follow us here for the latest on: 🦋 Research funding opportunities 🦋 Announcements and key updates 🦋 Inspiring stories of discovery and impact

How Parents Can Reduce Back-to-School Health Risks thetyee.ca/News/2025/08... @michellegamage.bsky.social @thetyee.ca 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Researchers identified a biomarker panel to help predict CKD progression among children. #nephrology #pediatrics #kidneydisease #ckd #biomarkers #nephsky www.docwirenews.com/post/biomark...

ICYMI: 📚3 important reports coming this fall 🌪️Increased disasters and resilient futures 💻Readings on threats to scientific integrity, the future of food production, new plans for digitizing history, Indigenous guidance for ending extractive research and more #CdnSci go.cca-reports.ca/3JQPzOK

My family and I are participating in our third Kidney Walk next month and we're about half way to our goal of $1,000. Please consider supporting us! ❤️ 🫶 kidney.akaraisin.com/ui/ONWALKS25...

Health Rounds: Blood test finds early ovarian cancer reut.rs/45hWHfw

Researchers at Calibr-Skaggs and @tamu.bsky.social have identified CMX410, a compound that blocks a key enzyme in M. tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis, and proved effective against drug-resistant strains, with a favorable safety profile and a reduced likelihood of resistance.

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A single dose of the asthma medication zileuton stopped severe allergic reactions in mice by blocking allergic food proteins from entering the bloodstream.

Public health has a communication problem, and we need to fix it. Excited to share our new piece in @nejm.org explaining the need to train more health communicators, with coauthors @meganranney.bsky.social, @kkjetelina.bsky.social, and @tedmelnick.bsky.social: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

We are searching for an Acquisitions Editor for University of Alberta Press. The posting is up and the deadline is September 10. This is a rare opportunity: please spread the word. https://bit.ly/3J3rHqS ##UAlberta @abbookpub.bsky.social‬ @cdnpublishers.bsky.social‬ ‪@writersguildab.bsky.social‬

🚨Media heads up: Our next report dives into the future of Canada’s #weather service—AI, climate extremes, geopolitics, and what’s at stake for public forecasting. go.cca-reports.ca/4br3SDz #Hydrology #Meteorology Want to know more before it's released in early September? media at cca-reports.ca

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.